Class Id: 9987
Days: T
Start Time: 07:30 PM
End Time: 08:50 PM
Building: HARGH
Room: G100C
Course Id: 4428
Departments and Numbers: COM 366, SWA 300
Area: LA
Title: East African Drama in Kiswahili
Description: This course examines the genre of drama and performance in the literary tradition of the Swahili speaking communities of East Africa. It will focus on modern dramatic texts written in Kiswahili and the theatrical, critical, and socio-political contexts that inform the main trends of contemporary theatre and performance arts in Kiswahili. Content will include writings on the pre- and post- colonial performance traditions of East African peoples, the emergence of Theatre for Development as an important sub-genre of the East African theatre scene, and the role that Kiswahili theatre has attained in health literacy and community education.
Prerequisites: Only those who have studied Swahili through the 101-107 cycle plus SWA 200 should enroll.
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Created by Bob Dondero.